The Sun. — London, England, 1809-04-15 00:00:00

difERICA2V PAPERS. MR. MADISON'S INAUGURAL SPEECH, Delivered March 4th, at Twelve o'clock. WAsuit:G.ToN, at-rtcH 4, 1809.---" "Un willing to de p art trom examples, of.the most revered autho.: rity, I avail myself of. the occasion now presented, to express the profound impression made on me, by the call of my country to the station, to the duties ,of yk hitit I ain abont to pledge myself, by the most s.Jlernn of .satielions. So distinguished a mark of confidence proceeding, from the deliberate and tran quil suffrage of a free and 'virtuous nation, would, tinder any circumstances, have commanded my 'gra titude,and devotion, as well es filled me with an aw ful 'Sense of the trust to be assumed. Under the v.irious circumstances which give peculiar solemnity to the -existing period, f feel that, both . the honour and the responsibility allotted to Me are inexpressir Ply. enhanced. a The present situation of the world is indeed without a parallel ; and that of our country full of 'difficulties, The pressure,of.these too, .is the more severely felt because therhave fallen upon us at a mo- . meat when national prosperity being at 'a' height' tiot before attained, the contrast resulting from this change has been rendered the more' sulking. Mt der the benign influence of our. Republican insti? ttitions, and the maintenance or pace with all nations, whilst so many of them were engaged ffill bloody and wasteful wars, the frnits of a Just pcificy were enjoyed in an Unrivalled growth of our faculties and resources.—Proofs of this were seen in the improvements of agrieultwe; in the suecess ful enterprizes" of commerce; in the progress or tnanotadinres and nieful arts; to the increase of the publierevenues, and the law made of it in reducing the ~public debt, 'and in the valuable works . and es triblishments every where multiplying' over the face or Our land. ' a precious refleBion that the transition from ibis, prosperous condition of our .Country, to the scene which ,has for some time been, distreing'us, is not chargable on any unwarrantable views, nor, as I trust, onany involuntary errors in the Public Conn,. cils. Indulging no passions which trespass, on the rights or. the repoSe of other Nations, it has been the title. glory of the United States to 'cultivate peace by observing justice, and to entitle themselves to the ,respect of the Nations at, war, by. fulfilling their neutral obligations witli thei most 'scrupulous itn . , . • , 'partialitY. . . ."- It'. there be candour in the world, the truth of these assertions will not be questioned'. •Posterity ' • at least will do justice to thetn. • , . " This unexceptionaOecoursecould not avail against the injustice and violpace:of the Belligerent eowero. In their' rage against each other, or impelled by , more • dire 4 motives, principleS of retaliation have_ been tutroduceil, ecitially'contrary to universal reason and Acknowledged law. How long their arbitrary edias will be continued in spite.nf the demonstrations, that not even a pretext 'fcir them has been given by the , . United Suites, and of the fair and liberal uttempts -to induce a revocation of them, cannot be antici pated. . " Assuring myself that, under every vicissitude, the determined spirit and united councils of the na tion Will be safe-guards to its honour and iis essen tial interests, I repair to the post assigned me, with no other cliseouragement than what springs from my OWO inadequacy' to its high duties. If Ido not .. , . . oink under the 'weight of this deep Conyialon,' it is because I tans some support ,in a• consciousness of the purposes, and' a confidence in` the principles, which I bring,with me into this arduous service. 0. Tel dierish peace and friendly intercourse with a'll .1 - 4: . Jiions", having correspondent disOoktitions; to miiiiiitain *owe neutrality towards Belligerent, Na ' ils'; to - p' referH» all Cases amicable di '''': ion. and c s 4'ea,3or,4ble aceommociation of dial.ren - to a cleel sk4i of them by an appeal to arms.; to ettelude fo •? . • reigi,,iptritile4 and foreign partialities, *0 degrading i t , all countries„ and so •baneful to free tines ; to. fostei 3 spirit of Indept23ldenCe i too just to invade the i iglitS • of. others, too , proud, to surrender our own, ' ton liberal to• indulge unworthy prejudices i,orselves, and too.elevated not iC , IGok down upon ditto in others; to hold ;ha union of itu States as. the basis of their peace and happiness;- to support the Constitittion which is the cement of .tho , union' as well in its limitations, TIS in its authorities i to ;aspe ct th e rights. and authorities reserved to the States, ancj to the , people, as equally incorporated with, and essential the success of the ge4ferta . • . system to avoid the Slightest interference with the JJi rights of conscience, or theifunetions of religion, ;,‘,) y,.kely . exempted from civic jurisdiolion reserve in their full energy the other salute: ry proviiions acs behalf of private and. persou • 4i the freedom of tile, press o b. in pnblie 'expenditures; to hbe .. resources by no 'honourable dis. Ci:,—public debts to keep within the n standing milirarY,'lor.., alway 3, re. y,l ;to arin , td 3t.1(.1 trained militia is the ~ ' firmest bulwark of Repubtle.: aoileftirdents; tha t without stitodinearmies their liberty Can never be, in, danger ; ,nor,. with large' ones, safe; to pre, 'mote by: authorised means improvements friend ly to agriculture, to manufaaUres, and to ex ternal, as well as internal commerce : to favor, in like manlier, the advancement of science and the diffusion of. information, as the best aliment to true liberty ; to carry on the benevolent plans which. have been so meritoriously applied to the conserva tion of our aboriginal neighbours from the degradaj Lion and wretchedness of savage life, to a partici pation of the improydrnetits, of which the human mind and mullets are susceptible, in a civilized' state. As far as sentiments 'and intentions such as these can aid the fulfilment of my dilly; they w ill be a resource which Connor fail me, " It is my goodfurtune, moreover, to have the path in which I am to tread lighted by examples of illustrious services, successfully rendered in the most' ,ttying difficulties, by those who have marched before me. Of those of my immediate predeces-: , sore it might least become, me here to speak—l may however. be, pardoned for not suppressing the sympathy, with which; my heart is full, in the rich reward he enjOys in the benedi4ions of a beloved . country, gratefully bestowed for :exalted talents, zealously devoted, through a Jong career, to the advancement of its, highest interest and happiness, ---nut the source to which I look for the which alone can supply my deficiencies, ,is in the well tried intelligence and virtue of my fellow-citi zens, and in the counsels of those representing them in the other departments associated iti the careofithe national intelest. In these my confidence will, under every, 'difficulty, be .best placed; next to that which we lave all been encouraged to feel in the guardian ship and guidance of that Almighty Being, whose pOwer regulates the destiny of nations—whos e blessings to this rising Republic; and to whOm we are bound to address our devout gratitude' for the past, as well as our fervent supplications and best hopes for the future?' MAI LS. ARRIVED--. 1 Dublin, t Waterford. Doe --3 Cottenburgh, j Malta. PitICE OF STOCKS T 1416 DA Y AT Ttvkl.Vf O'CLOCK. Consols ....... . —67 T HE SUN. 1110;.11:4 QUIS DICER& FAILSVA4 AU4311,41? L 0 ND 0 AI, tATURDAY; APRIL 15, 1809. Accounts received this day state, that Lord Cocu- BANE, with his usual vigilance and promptitude, observing that the Enemy were ereaing in Basque Roads 4, Battery to annoy our Ships in their operations aguinst the French Squadron immediately attacked it, !Ink with two long 24 pounders, kept up such a tire, that it was speedily demolished. The enemy have had the caution to 'keep a boat stationed close ie the: . Cables of all their Ships, to preVent being surprized by our gallant Tars. WE are happy to announce the; Capture of another French Frigate, after a most desperate Itaion.--The following are .the detailo, which i we received this morning upon the aubjet from our Correspondent at Plymouth " PLYMOUTH, APRIL 13.—This morning.arrived here the dmethyst Frigate, of '36 guns, Capt.-Say , MOUR, than a cruize orflourdeaux, Where,. on the dth instant, at one o'clock in the morning, she fell in' with the French 'Frigate Aie!ticn, of 44 guns and 300 men, to which she gave-chace, and soon came, stp. with her, when • a most 'gallant action *need, which continued (running and close) for five ,hours and forty rhinutes, when the . enemy ruck to the superior skill and bravery of British nrs, after having all her masts parried by the board. 'e Amethyst tuts lost' her fore and main -masts, 9 of her crew killed, and 37 wounded—the ) Gunner is the only Officer ' burr. The French Frigate has Ivo men killed and wounded,' is of e hugest class, only three weeks off the stocks, has ialuable cargo, bound from, Bourtleaux , to the Isle of France; she was taken in' tow after the aetion, 'by the .tirethuro Frigate, Capt. Norms, and her arrival is • hourly' expetied." , Wa this morning received American l'apell to the 23d alt. They contain Mr. MADISON'S Speeolt upon his succeeding 111 r. Ja!nasaN as ,President, the Non-Intercourse Ail!, and many ocher articles of importance, upon which we are prevented . by want of room from commenting at any length this day. The Embargo, as we before informed our Headers, is taken off, and the Non-Intercourse Bill is substituted in its place; but :in.this', as in every other measure recently . a; Topteri thsAmerican Go sernmesnt, a„niarked Itlppsition has been shewn' to bring on, if possible, a War between . 9reat America. it wat at first staled, that the Notts Totercourz Bill was to extend to Great Br:tain and izer Dependencies,. anti to France and her Depen dencies. This regulation, had, at least, the appear ance of F.quality; - but the real object 0f ... * Ame rican Government is. very clearly mani dby a subsequent provision,-.that Holland, and great part or Italy are'nat to be cousi4ered as Dependencies of France, tut as ladepen4ent States!! Upon this very extraordinary provision., an American Paper makes the . following very pertinent observations . Why is the Kingdom of Holland omitted in the list of nations with whom we are to have no in tercourse ?, Why , is part of Italy omitted ? D o e s not the law expressly state that we shall not com mune with France or her dependencies ? Is not Holland dependant on France ? And is not NAPO LEON King of Italy ? Are not Holland and Italy blockaded by Britain ? , 'And would not any neutral vessel attempting to enter their porta be captured by ,English cruizeri:? 'lt is well, known that the Administration : were acqUaluted with these fads when they passed the 'Non-Intercourse taw:, Do they permit,. then, *easels to 'go . to Holland and Italy, s that they.may be taken by the liritisb, - which: captures 011 be a cause for entering into an . imme diate war with that nation We shall reeunio our observ4tions upon the Pa pers on Monday. . — ~""rmiier- I • It is with much regret that we find ourselves under the necessity of announcing to our Headers the progress of the French in Portugal. From the zeal and spirit' manifested by the Portugurese, and the determined animosity which they upon all occa sions expressed against t the French., we were led to hope, that if thesprogress of Marshal Soux.r7s army was ,noteffeCtually resisted, at least it would be ma-, serially impeded, and that Oporto would not have' surrendered without a siege. In this hope, however, we have been disappointed. Government yesterday received dispatches, announcing the surrender, of that city, almost without reaistance.• When it was known , that the French were advancing in. forte froth Braga . towards Oporto, the inhabitants noi' only.dechlred their determination to defend it to the last extremity, but they actually pin several peisons. to death who were supposed to be rathertivourable to the French, and who wished to surrender. Aniong others J. DA CUNHA, and. Louts . 'D'OLI VEIRA,: were murdered in the most barbarous man ner. The French appeared before the walk of 1 Oporto on the 2711), nod an the: 29th they took possession of the city. All the'exertions - of the Bi shop; which were incessant . , to' inspire the inhabi tants with courage, were ineffeaual : we are hOw ever happy to find, that 'the worthy Prelate has not fallen into the hands of the -French'. The force with which Geheral SOULT has invaded. Portugal from the North, : isT not sufficiently numerous to en able hint to advance upon Lisbon, where we have 16 or i 7,000 men, but it is said thatGen.VlcTott, having defeated the Spanish army undet General CUESTA, lia's entered Portugal on Its tastern fren• tiers, and that he is advancing towards Lisbon in that direction. This intelligence, however, rests only upon private accounts. No 840 information, we have reason to believe, has reached Government. The Right Hon. ROatRT S. DUNDAS, havva. .cated his seat for '4dinburghshire, by accepting the place Of .Chief Secretary, to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland,. in' the room of Sit — AaTilva %WAS. LI?. Mr. WARD yesterday gave official notice to the Commons, that the Lords of the Ad m ir a lty h a d or . dered a Cbint-Martial to be held, on the Ist of May next, at Portsmriuth, on Rear. Admiral IltarrrY, On a charge of breach of discipline, preferred.by Lord GAMBIER. Yissterday morning a detachment of the Gdards belonging to the First Regiment : of Foot, and amounting to three hundred men, were mustered in. St. James's Park. They had volunteered .their services to join the . British forces lately .returned from Spain, and who are now at , Chatham, in rea diness to eronatk on a second Expe'ditidn. :They set out on their march with cheeit4l Another draught is expetied to take place in a few 'dap. . • NVeunderstanci that - Earl GREY, deeithdly disap proves of the -late conduct of some of the App os iti on , Members,' His lordship sees the.whole affair in its true light, and ,has not hesitated holourably tb ex. press his sentiments upaii the bu bj . On Wednesday Mr. WESLEY tried the new organ built by. ALLEK, for-Peterborough Cathedral. :He went 'completely through all the stops in the choir organ and swell; upon which he played several mast delightful extempore pieces, anti afterwards several voluntaries . and fugues from HANDEL, 8.7 c. upon the Great . Organ. The Bishop, and man y o t h er amateurs, and professbrs of eminence were present, who expressed themselves highly gratified by. his performance, and ,the excellence of the instrument, which for power and sweetness of tone is unri : ; valled. , _ Mr. 1-Idertatt, the Artist, leas been so much dispdsed, that his Iriends . were serionkly . .alarnied. He is, however, now perfealy recovered, and will goon give abtihdant proofs that his talents are in full vigour, • Mr: Wire hss sent it piBure to the Royal 4ea. (law, Which is much adrssired 'by his professional brethren. ' The sated it GRAY'S celebrated Ode Tiie Bard, and it is treated with a poetic spirit suite abie ever o 4 oi that celehrate4 comporitiO. NAVAL NEWS. IPTXPTZiTiI, APRIL 13.—Arrived the Eclair, from Martinique, last from Moria x, to which place she carried a French Colonel, end another French Ofiizer, the former was the bearer of the Articles of Capitulation of the Island of Martinique, sailed thence the. 2d March; the Eclair spoke in long. 7. e 6. his Majesty's Ship Myrtle, from Cadiz,' bound to Spithead. The William of London, burthen about 300 tons, laden with mahogany, supposed to be from Hondu ras, has been captured by a French Privateer, sad carried into Morlaix. Sailed the Bonne Citoyemre. Sinop of War to the' Westward; and Ranges Reveipie Cutter, Captain. Faazia ; on a Arrival . the 7 Hamburg') Brig, Dino An, Qa.opF, Mastet, from London, bound to this Putt in ballast ; and the Alga, 111.mts.rtit tram Lime rick, with provisions. Arrived the Royal George, 110 guns, Vice Ad miral Sir S. r..Ducw.oirrif Dreadnought, 9d , Rear-Admiral THOMAS SO T R RBY.J. St. George , 9 8, Captain HILLYAR CaPtAi n Si ` CeIARLEg HAMILTON ; Christian VII. 74, Captain Sir J. S. Yorks; Impeteux, 74, Captain LAWFORD; "ichille, 74 - , Capt. Sir R. KING; and the Ikarrpite, 74, Hon. Captain 131.acitwoori; frdtn lYiadeira. FALMOUTH, APRIL I v.—Arrived the American Ship Pacific., Capt. STANTON, with. diSgitCileS, from New York, in I's' days ; and Raven, from Cadiz, with dispatche's, with which - Capt. Hatiporm On' mediately proceeded for-LondOn. a The Embargo 'was taken:off on the 16th ult.' so far as it respe6ted - China, Madeira, the Barbary Port a in the Mediterranean, Spain, Portugal,: Holland, and South America; but ,continued against Piga., land, France, and' their Dependencies. The Non-Intercourse Bill had palsed into a law; and was to be put in force on the 15th ofMay. Se* Vessels sailed from New York about the tiMe.olo Pacific left it: A New York Paper of the 22d ult. states the rival there ofhis Majesty's Ship Horatiq,of 38 gaps, Cap s taill ' Spoin arrived there with - 0 lardyrer)Cl4 Frigate r their Priie, totally`clismasted. ; Hope, ; PORTSMOUt L'l H, APRIL 4 ~?"—Arrivecl his Majesty%; Gorge, from the West Indies; Three Sisters, CII ALTO Golden Fleec e, u mai, from Sunderland ; Matthew; , from Dung&rven and the from Carmarthen.: ;i1 I 'II MO.UT II , ArttlL 14. A.Tri the Af fedt of 74 guns ; Britania r t, am - Rea, and BeartY G un " brigs. • Sailed the Wrangler and Hearty. Remaining in the. Roads, the Rocluek, Alfredo Charger, Acute, Britornart, liavoek, and Albi"' . - . ............... DRAL, APRIL 14.r—Arrived and sailed for t he Rivei thc Prince of Brazil Packet, B MAN D 1 upirl.ll2ll Rio Janeiro ; ilonsilion,' Qutioouss, and 1 i e " .... wher Vessels, from Jamaica. PORTVIO Urn, t 1 th Minn., I 809. Previous to the sailing of the late China Pe et ' experiments are made on board the *ME W Amelia, Clatters, and City of London East and the Alexander Transport, open Mr. newly invented Condenser for rendering sea-w' w* , ftesh, and gave great satisfaction. We under sto " that this important invention is also adopted in 1 Majesty's Navy, and meets with approbation, rrsb affords a constant supply' of pure, wholesome, water for the Ship'i company, from the water of the ocean, without any additional expellee. We ba seen the reports of Capt. fjopciso s , () ibis Maies i tY - Ship Trusty, Ctpt. YAII3 of the City of iAlt a°7l ` and Capt. BALM!. of the Pripcesurimetia, ,whic h s t a te, in the most favourable terms, the great tni lit Y of this invention. . . OLD BrIILEY. THIRD DAY, FRIDAY . , APRIL 14 , , ra nd Elizateth' Tomlini was tried fur 1:111ci murder' n d . .. livery, which subjects her to two acquitied, but found guilty of concealing ' llct • n. T ars ) - mew. .. • fi laVing George Scales was cndifted for killing and 5 • t he. John Brown, at Stanmore; in .Middle,exs n l3 ',„„. r 2d of April. The deceased wain gardeaer's JohQ l3— ti l and had assembled with others round the Aher n e Arms, to see a tight beteen Ltva moll, Evo t f . and Baldwin. The Prisoner seconded the Earn?' C' and Brown secnnded the latter. Sonic. altercatiou" -took place during the contest between the.o"":„,i and Scales knocked , Brown down'. It Wilki: bt il h ' ar 'that the deceased fell towards some oak plank s I , a supported the footpath, and might have fallen og'",, n , , them. The deceased fell with his face dowoo'ar";., irvprpio and received a deep cut upon his chin, and had ' d veral of his front teeth beat out.--The Jury f"." .. the Prisoner guilty of Alan4laughter. I . . ' ',FOOT RACC—On the igth instant was run ()VC' tt Knutsford Heath, , one or .tlte Eu o o t' vere i t'e 1 ivell . contested ,races ever witne sse d there by i it oldeit inhabitants of the place, or its vicirlit,v•,_, t , iwas a match between Abram Wood, the aele,""* l . ed Lancashire • pederstrian, and shi t iley, from J- 1° , 1 ; iingliornshire, of noted racing celebrity, whi ch- W s ‘o won by the f?rtner beating his competitor ,i(3- 1400, that the judges were embarrassed, and WI, tins,' .in declaring the Winner. The suns they 7 'for was elot. the distance 440 yards, and "''' l r.., : forme d ill the short space of 00 sccond;:.